UNT Staff Jubilee

Join us on Tuesday, Sept. 21 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in the University Union (Rm 333C and 394) for exciting staff festivities. We’ll have snacks, coffee, tea, games, photos with Scrappy, speed networking, a Staff Resource Fair and prizes. You could win tickets to see Mean Green Football or the Dallas Cowboys thanks to President Smatresk! You won’t want to miss it. Can’t make it in person? We’ve got a virtual option for you from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Register via the link below. Learn more: bit.ly/UNTStaffJubilee

UNT Safety Fair

The annual UNT Safety Fair will be 10 am to 2 pm on Sept. 22 on the Union South Lawn. There will be a dozen campus and community participants, including Staff Senate and a blood drive by Carter BloodCare. Fair participants will have games and giveaways, while also discussing important safety tips for work and personal life.

IDEA Open House Reminder

The Division of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access (IDEA) is so excited to welcome you to our Open House this Thursday, September 23rd.
This come-and-go event includes refreshments, new swag, remarks from VP Joanne Woodard, and a raffle for the chance to win an iPad. See you there!

Fall 2021 Diversity & Inclusion Training

Diversity & Inclusion has scheduled both in-person and online training for individual employees to grow their diversity, equity, and inclusion knowledge. These open enrollment trainings facilitated by our experienced staff throughout September and October cover topics like Bias Awareness and Perceptions, Microaggressions and Inclusive Language, and Interrupting Microaggressions. Learn more and register through UNT Bridge at https://idea.unt.edu/open-enrollment-trainings.

2nd Annual World Mental Health Day Conference

Save the Date for the 2nd Annual World Mental Health Day Conference on October 8th! Programs will be offered from 9:30a-3:30p with both in-person options on the Denton main campus and virtually throughout the day. 

Make sure to check-out Keynote Speaker, Dr. Sherry Benton, who will highlight the international dilemma presented by inadequate mental health resources. Visit website for more info.

Additionally, the Staff Senate is hosting the Paint-it-Out session, where staff members can decompress and express their creativity by creating a work of art on their lunch hour. To-go options will also be available for those who can’t attend the live session! Visit staffsenate.unt.edu/paint-it-out to learn more and register for this session!

Growth Mindset and Resilience 

With an eagle eye on building a growth mindset culture as part of our strategic plan, UNT HR Organizational Development & Engagement, in partnership with the Division of Planning, is offering a live, internally led, webinar for faculty and staff: “Cultivating a Growth Mindset” at 2:30 p.m. October 13. Participants will explore their own mindsets and how to reframe responses to failure in an effort to create resilience messaging that inspires success both for themselves and for our students! To learn more about our growth mindset initiatives and resources, please contact Stacey.Polk@unt.edu.

2022 Equity and Diversity Conference Call for Proposals

Workshop proposal submissions are now open for the virtual 2022 Equity and Diversity Conference presented by Fidelity Investments. With tracks in academic and corporate and covering topics such as equitable practices and social responsibility, we want to hear how you shine a light on
change: https://edc.unt.edu/workshops